LABOUR DIVERSITY FUND CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 409, tabled 6 July 2010 by John Robertson (Labour). Signed by 50 members.

That this House supports the campaign within the Labour Party for the creation of a fund within the Labour Party that local parties can draw on to develop talented individuals from under-represented groups to provide bursaries and grants to individuals who would be unable to sustain the costs of candidacy; recognises that there is unacceptably low representation in Parliament of groups from low-income backgrounds such as manual workers, ethnic minorities, women and disabled people; and calls on all sides of the House to campaign for similar funds to be created.

Signatures by party: Labour 49, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.